KKR

KKR & Co. L.P. (formerly Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) is a New York City-based private equity firm which is going public in a $1.25 billion initial public offering (IPO). The company has refurbished its hostile takeover image and is now seen as a kinder, gentler firm with a buy-and-build strategy. "The firm assembles funds from institutional and wealthy investors and profits from management fees and its direct interests. An active investor, it often supervises or installs new management and revamps strategy and corporate structure, selling underperforming units or adding new ones." In 2006, it had sales of $4.4 billion and profits of $1.1 billion.

Tobacco involvement
(Acquired RJR Nabisco in 1989): RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. was organized by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. to effect the acquisition of RJR Nabisco Inc., which was completed in April 1989 (Value Line 5/20/94). See RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., RJR Nabisco Inc., and TTLA Almanac - Names.

Energy Involvement
In February 2007, Teaxs energy company TXU announced its acquisition by an investor group led by private equity firms KKR and Texas Pacific Group (registered under TPG Capital LP). In July 2007, TXU announced that its power generation and related businesses would now be assigned to the Luminant name. Both TXU and Luminant would be owned by Energy Future Holdings (EFH), a Dallas-based, privately held energy company led by KKR and TPG Capital, as well as global investment bank Goldman Sachs.

Political contributions
In the 2004 presidential election, Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, was a Bush Pioneer, having raised at least $100,000 for Bush.

In the 2006 election, the top three executives gave as follows:
 * Henry R. Kravis personally gave $0 to Democrats, $5,000 to independent Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), and $70,840 to Republicans.
 * George R. Roberts, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, made no contributions.
 * William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer, gave $0 to Democrats and $3,000 to Republicans.

Lobbying
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts spent $540,000 for lobbying in the first half of 2007. Lobbying firms used were Covington & Burling, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, and OB-C Group.

Personnel
Key executives:
 * Henry R. Kravis, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO
 * George R. Roberts, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO
 * William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer

Selected KKR Senior Advisors:
 * Edwin L. Artzt, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Procter & Gamble
 * George M.C. Fisher, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of both Eastman Kodak and Motorola
 * Paul M. Hazen, Former Chief Executive Officer, Wells Fargo
 * R. Clint Johnstone, Former Director and Chief Financial Officer, Bechtel Group, Inc.
 * John M. Keane, Former Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

Contact details
Ninth West 57th Street Suite 4200 New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-750-8300 Fax: 212-750-0003 Web: http://www.kkr.com